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Man I wouldn't so much say
That I'm nervous.
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I'm literally terrified.
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Hit the bypass!
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I've been working for parker
For 6 years,
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But I'm done working
For somebody else.
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I want to work for myself.
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Fire it up!
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And this is my chance.
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I've got everything on the line,
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My house, every penny I have.
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I've got my friends with me,
Their livelihoods.
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I'll take care of your dad.
No worries, buddy.
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No worries, pal.
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It doesn't get any bigger
Than this.
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This is my shot...
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- ready!
- Yeah!
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And I'm grabbing
With both hands,
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And I'm going to make it mine.
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Unfortunately, my mom
Passed this winter.
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I had to watch her
Take her last breath.
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It hasn't been easy,
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But I've got an incredible
Opportunity ahead of me,
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And my mom will be
With me in spirit.
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By the end of this year,
I'll either be broke.
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Or I'll have my own successful
Gold-mining operation.
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And a pile of gold.
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Man This season, I've got
Everything I own on the line.
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I've spent millions of dollars
Buying my own ground.
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And two new d10 dozers,
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And I could lose it
All this year.
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We've lost rick ness as foreman,
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And he does leave
A big hole to fill.
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I need somebody to replace rick.
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But I'm holding off
On my new ground.
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Because tony's ground,
The last cut,
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Is the best ground
That we've ever mined,
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And with this ground,
Last season.
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We did over 6,000 ounces,
Which is over $7 million.
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This season, I know we could do.
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A hell of a lot more than that.
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I'm on my way to see my dad.
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He's run his own company
For as long as I've been alive.
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I haven't told him yet
About my plans for this year,
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That I'm going out on my own.
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I already spent a ton of money
Just to get started, you know,
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Deposits and all that stuff,
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So I got a lot
On the line this year.
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I don't really know how he's
Going to react to that.
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Narrator Six weeks before
The start of the mining season,
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Rick ness heads to his
Dad's construction company.
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To reveal that he's risking
Everything he owns.
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To set up a klondike
Mining operation.
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What's up, dad?
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Hey. There he is.
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How are you doing?
Good, how are you doing?
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A whole-different ball game
This year, man.
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What's making this different
Than any other year?
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I'm going out on my own
This year,
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So I've got my own crew,
My own ground.
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The responsibility
Is all on me now, and...
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Oof.
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It's a whole-new level.
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Yeah.
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I don't even know what to say.
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That's a humongous gamble.
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I do have, you know,
Some gold to start with.
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I'm not completely going
In here with nothing.
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I have capital to put in,
You know, so...
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It's going to take a ton. Yeah.
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You're going to be needing
To get gold out.
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Of the ground instantly.
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I know. Is that possible?
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So what happens if it fails?
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It could be the end for you,
I mean, financially.
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Yeah. Done.
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I can see a big reward, too.
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I could literally make
A million dollars.
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I didn't know that
This opportunity.
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Would come up so soon,
But it's there, right?
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The opportunity is now,
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And I've always kind of been
All about the risks.
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I just got to take it.
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I agree with you on that regard.
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Maybe the reward is worth it.
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I think so.
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I hope it works.
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In the past,
You've proven yourself,
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And I'm crossing my fingers
You prove yourself again.
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Well, I appreciate it, dad,
And maybe if you find some time,
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You can come up
And give me a hand.
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I would love to. All right.
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I'd love the free labor.
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Yeah.
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Narrator To fund his mine,
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Rick is cashing out
His life savings,
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$250,000,
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Barely enough
To cover the start-up costs.
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Unable to pay wages, he needs
To convince his hometown buddies.
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To trade in their steady jobs
For the promise of gold.
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Man Sounds like freedom!
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You guys know I've been talking
For years now about.
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Going mining on my own,
And as you know, it's.
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Happening,
So it's decision time.
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Are you in or you out?
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Let's make it real.
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This is stuff, right?
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Those liquor bottles
Hold exactly 50 ounces.
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That's a 30-ounce bar.
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Believe it or not, I do know
What I'm doing up there.
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Otherwise, I wouldn't be
Asking you to do this.
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There's a million dollars
In the ground up there.
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This is a six-month, you know,
Commitment right off the bat,
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Middle of nowhere.
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Where are we going to stay?
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Like, am I going to have to
Share a bed with ryan?
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I mean, I'm not Saying I won't.
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Yeah.
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All right. All right.
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I know it's a huge decision,
But if we put in the work,
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We can get the gold
Out of the ground.
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I want to give you guys
The success.
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That I've found up there, right?
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I think I... Count me in.
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I think this is something
I can do.
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I don't know if I could do it
Right now.
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Yeah.
I have a family right now and...
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You know, I'm always
Throwing the dice.
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It's go time for me.
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I'd love to be able to say yes,
But I just bought a house.
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Man I know if I didn't try it,
I'd regret it,
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So I think I got to try it.
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I just hope it works out.
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You've been there for me,
So, yeah,
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I'll run away with you
For six months.
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I got some nos.
I got some yeses.
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At the end of the day,
I love you guys.
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I respect your decisions.
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We're doing it.
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- Good luck, guys.
- Ready!
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Narrator
Rick's new gold-mining crew
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An electric lineman...
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Having the gold in your hands
And hold it.
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And run it through your fingers.
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And feel the mass
And the weight was...
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It was pretty exciting.
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It got me a little bit,
You know, pumped.
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Narrator A pipe fitter...
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Rick has done a lot for me
Over the years.
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I consider him a brother.
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Narrator A welder-fabricator...
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I'm excited for it,
But I'm pretty nervous, too.
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I guess I just see it
As kind of an adventure.
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Narrator And a gravel miner.
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We're doing this. I'm doing it,
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Take care of my dad.
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They're going to miss
Their dad like crazy.
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You know, I'm going to miss you.
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I know.
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I'm going to miss you.
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You're a pig. Yeah, I know.
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I'm a pig.
We're going to be rich.
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I know. I know.
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I can't wait.
Then we can get a mansion.
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Yeah, we'll get a mansion.
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What's a mansion? A big house.
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It's a big house.
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Give him a hug.
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I'll take care of your dad.
No worries, buddy.
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No worries, pal.
He's in good hands.
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Narrator
Six weeks and 3,000 miles later,
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Rick and his greenhorn crew.
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Arrive at his new
Klondike claim.
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This year is different.
I'm the boss.
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It's 100 percent my operation.
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I've never had this much
Responsibility before.
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I've never put, you know, my own
Money on the line like this,
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And now, you know, my crew
Is going to be depending on me.
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There's just a lot riding
On my shoulders.
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The ground that we're mining
Is straight ahead.
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Finally made it.
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Narrator Rick's biker buddies
From milwaukee.
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Are working
For a share of the gold,
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But they're short
On mining experience.
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Made it, dude.
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Boom.
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After that journey, man,
I hope we can get right to it.
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And everything holds up.
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We all left our families
And jobs at home,
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So I hope it pays off.
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I think this is our ground
Right here.
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Excited to be here.
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Finally.
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Dude, this is it.
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Right here, guys,
Is our freedom.
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I'm stoked. This is awesome.
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- Wow.
- Yeah, man.
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Like no jobsite I've been on.
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I cannot wait for us to run
Our first ground.
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And for you guys to see that
First gold in that sluice box,
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And I'm going to be
Just as excited as you.
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Because I've been seeing it
For a while,
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But this is our Gold, man.
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This is our year, so...
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A lot of sacrifices
To get here, man.
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Yes, yes.
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Man Leaving my family
For six months,
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Selling my car, this is
The point where I found out.
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If it was worth it or not.
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Rick Always remember that.
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It's for that gold stuff
In the ground.
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This is why I brought
You guys up here.
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We're going to pull our first
Million from it right here.
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A million dollars is
Sitting in that dirt.
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Right from there, man.
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I couldn't be happier
With the guys
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I brought up here with me,
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So... Well, I say that now.
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We got to get working, I guess.
We'll see in six months.
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I got to see what you can do.
It's a little early.
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You know, my dad said
I'm going to come back broke.
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And with no friends,
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And I want to make sure
I prove him wrong.
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I mean, based on how the last
Cut did last year,
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We could easily have the best
Season we've ever had this year.
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Like, we could probably
Do 8,000 ounces.
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Narrator Parker schnabel is
Starting his season.
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On a sure thing,
Back on tony's ground,
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But on his current deal,
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The more gold he mines,
The less he keeps.
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The last cut is really good,
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But the royalty rates
Have to change.
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Like, after 6,000, we're paying
25-percent royalties.
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Like, on 8,000 ounces,
We'd give tony beets.
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Almost $2 million, and frankly
I'd go broke doing that.
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Narrator Last season,
Parker stopped mining.
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When he hit 6,000 ounces.
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To avoid paying 25 percent.
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Parker At the end of the day,
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We can both
Make more money here.
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I definitely don't want to stop
At 6,000 ounces again this year,
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But I'm going to have to if tony
Doesn't change this crazy deal.
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I'm going to go sit down
With tony and see.
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If he'll budge on it.
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It's going all right.
How are you doing?
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I'd love one.
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Thanks.
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00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:59,410
You know,
We're just getting going.
250
00:12:59,412 --> 00:13:02,147
I actually want to talk to you
About our plans this season.
251
00:13:02,149 --> 00:13:06,184
These increasing royalty rates
Just are killing us.
252
00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,220
I just can't do it.
253
00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,358
I just... I can't make it work.
254
00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,761
Standard rates out here
Are, what, 10 percent?
255
00:13:19,733 --> 00:13:21,650
I don't know.
256
00:13:32,450 --> 00:13:33,745
When I'm taking
All of the risk...
257
00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:40,652
And you're making more money
Off royalties, there's an issue.
258
00:13:46,993 --> 00:13:49,627
You're not leaving me
With very many choices here.
259
00:14:00,674 --> 00:14:03,141
Well, I'm trying to be
Reasonable here.
260
00:14:03,143 --> 00:14:05,143
And find some middle ground.
261
00:14:05,145 --> 00:14:08,413
Like, there is no reason that
We can't both win out of this,
262
00:14:08,415 --> 00:14:12,160
And I don't see where
You benefit in keeping us.
263
00:14:12,180 --> 00:14:16,921
From doing 7,000, 8,000,
9,000 ounces in a season when,
264
00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:19,123
You know, it's just
A matter of royalties.
265
00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:21,459
Keeping us from doing it.
266
00:14:21,461 --> 00:14:23,194
Like, you'll make more money.
267
00:14:28,368 --> 00:14:31,769
Well, consider the contract
Canceled, then.
268
00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:37,342
Yeah.
269
00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:40,144
Screw it. I'm done.
270
00:14:50,624 --> 00:14:52,690
Done.
271
00:14:52,692 --> 00:14:55,226
He signed on the dotted line,
Didn't he?
272
00:14:58,932 --> 00:15:00,431
This season, I'm not
Paying tony beets.
273
00:15:00,433 --> 00:15:03,501
Another ounces of royalties.
274
00:15:03,503 --> 00:15:05,300
I've bought ground.
275
00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:08,172
We've got tons of ground
To mine.
276
00:15:08,174 --> 00:15:11,976
- We're done.
- Done.
277
00:15:11,978 --> 00:15:14,679
Narrator Instead of mining
The gold-rich ground.
278
00:15:14,681 --> 00:15:17,315
He leased from tony Last year,
279
00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:22,287
Parker will move his entire
Operation 3 1/2 miles west,
280
00:15:22,289 --> 00:15:29,270
To the ground he now owns...
Right beside where tony mines.
281
00:15:29,290 --> 00:15:30,828
It's definitely not
Going to be easy,
282
00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:34,650
But we're going to
Go mine our own ground.
283
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,893
My... Dodged it.
284
00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:04,295
You got my hand, but that's all.
285
00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:07,832
Narrator At eureka creek,
Tony beets' daughter, monica,
286
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:12,300
Is cleaning up concentrate
Left from last season.
287
00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:15,473
Monica Last fall, we did a full
Cleanup on the dredge.
288
00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:18,443
But did not run it
Through anything.
289
00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:22,130
You never know
What'll be in there.
290
00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:28,486
I got a little something.
291
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,988
That's a nice Little something.
292
00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:31,356
Pretty good.
293
00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:32,690
Yeah, so this is from the dredge
From last year, then?
294
00:16:32,692 --> 00:16:34,525
Yep, cleaned it all up.
295
00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:36,600
It's still a little dirty,
But...
296
00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:37,950
I wasn't going to say.
297
00:16:37,970 --> 00:16:38,196
You go to hell.
298
00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:42,567
Everybody ready?
299
00:17:03,189 --> 00:17:05,823
Narrator Before he's even
Started mining,
300
00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:09,961
Tony has got over
$120,000 in gold.
301
00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:13,464
You're welcome.
302
00:17:23,977 --> 00:17:25,243
You sure you want to aim
That high, tony?
303
00:17:25,245 --> 00:17:27,845
That's quite a bit.
304
00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:30,815
Pretty sure you got,
Like, 3,600 last.
305
00:17:38,910 --> 00:17:39,891
That, to me,
Is the biggest thing,
306
00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:42,260
But the dredge needs
To be coming here,
307
00:17:42,262 --> 00:17:44,495
No if and buts about it.
308
00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:57,208
Yeah.
309
00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:58,843
And what are you going to do?
310
00:18:18,998 --> 00:18:20,264
Man, everything is falling
Into place,
311
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:21,866
Got some of The equipment here.
312
00:18:21,868 --> 00:18:24,869
We're ready to break ground,
Man, so I just got to go meet up.
313
00:18:24,871 --> 00:18:27,371
With sheamus, talk to him,
Let him know I'm here,
314
00:18:27,373 --> 00:18:30,842
And we're on to it.
315
00:18:30,844 --> 00:18:32,577
Narrator At quartz creek,
316
00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:35,213
Rick ness
Is meeting his new landlord,
317
00:18:35,215 --> 00:18:36,581
Who, six months ago,
318
00:18:36,583 --> 00:18:40,384
Agreed to lease him
This prime klondike claim
319
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:43,955
Tony beets' ex-foreman,
Sheamus christie.
320
00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:45,490
Howdy, sheamus. Hey, rick.
321
00:18:45,492 --> 00:18:46,591
You made it. Yeah, I made it.
322
00:18:46,593 --> 00:18:48,159
A long haul from home.
323
00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:49,227
Man.
324
00:18:49,229 --> 00:18:50,294
You brought your Bear dog.
325
00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:51,462
Yeah.
326
00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:52,830
Anyways, a few things
I need from you,
327
00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:55,199
But I have not got
Anything back from your company.
328
00:18:55,201 --> 00:18:58,350
I haven't seen any money in the
Bank about reclamation on...
329
00:18:58,370 --> 00:19:00,271
I'm waiting on that right now.
330
00:19:00,273 --> 00:19:01,839
My funds are, like, in limbo.
331
00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:04,709
I've got no account
To work out of.
332
00:19:04,711 --> 00:19:07,440
The money is there.
I just can't touch it yet.
333
00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:08,913
But I'm going to need
Some money.
334
00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:12,984
I need that bond to cover my ass
In case you decide to walk out.
335
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:17,540
So I can clean up
Whatever might be left behind.
336
00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,423
I need something in place.
337
00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:21,859
I don't know what I can do
To speed that up.
338
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:23,861
Business is one thing.
Friendships are another.
339
00:19:23,863 --> 00:19:25,530
Yeah.
I like to have things settled.
340
00:19:25,532 --> 00:19:26,998
Before we even start.
341
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,700
You need that bond.
342
00:19:29,702 --> 00:19:32,503
No bond, no mining.
343
00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:36,974
Narrator Until rick pays his
$100,000 mining bond,
344
00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:39,210
He can't even break ground.
345
00:19:39,212 --> 00:19:42,180
Missing any of the short
Klondike mining season.
346
00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:45,616
Can turn a profit
Into a fatal loss.
347
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:48,519
If this takes a month
To get this sorted out,
348
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,221
I might as well pack up
And go home right now.
349
00:19:50,223 --> 00:19:51,756
There's no point.
350
00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,291
We're going to lose all of
Our time for stripping,
351
00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:55,526
And we'll never Get any gold.
352
00:20:03,303 --> 00:20:06,237
All right. Hey, man.
353
00:20:06,239 --> 00:20:08,639
I thought I had everything
Together with my business.
354
00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:10,575
And getting licensed to work
Out here and everything,
355
00:20:10,577 --> 00:20:12,810
But I can't open
My bank account up here,
356
00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:14,679
And basically my funds
Are in limbo.
357
00:20:14,681 --> 00:20:16,247
I can't touch them.
358
00:20:16,249 --> 00:20:18,216
I thought I was going to get
A little bit of leeway.
359
00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:19,684
With sheamus,
360
00:20:19,686 --> 00:20:24,689
But he's not going to
Let us go, basically.
361
00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:26,357
What? Yeah, well...
362
00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,960
So in a nutshell, you're saying
This isn't going to happen?
363
00:20:28,962 --> 00:20:30,962
No.
I don't... I'm not saying that.
364
00:20:30,964 --> 00:20:32,863
I just... I don't know.
365
00:20:32,865 --> 00:20:34,699
What do you mean you don't know?
366
00:20:34,701 --> 00:20:36,534
I mean, the money could show up
Tomorrow,
367
00:20:36,536 --> 00:20:37,969
Or it could take a month,
368
00:20:37,971 --> 00:20:41,372
But as it sits right now,
We can't do anything.
369
00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:43,741
We can't get started?
We can't, no.
370
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:45,610
He's not going to let us.
371
00:20:45,612 --> 00:20:47,345
You said you had everything
Squared away.
372
00:20:47,347 --> 00:20:49,800
I thought I did.
373
00:20:49,820 --> 00:20:50,915
Yeah. I'm really sorry.
374
00:20:50,917 --> 00:20:53,217
I just got to get my head
Wrapped around this.
375
00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:54,919
- Yeah.
- Get on it, man.
376
00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:56,254
I'll handle it. All right?
377
00:20:56,256 --> 00:20:58,256
I'll handle it.
I'll figure it out.
378
00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:18,709
Narrator At the yukon river,
379
00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:23,214
Tony beets is preparing to
Launch his barge, the jasmine b,
380
00:21:23,216 --> 00:21:27,451
To begin transporting and
Rebuilding his second dredge.
381
00:21:35,695 --> 00:21:39,430
Narrator Tony already has one
Dredge that mined him
382
00:21:39,432 --> 00:21:42,133
$2 million worth of gold
Last year.
383
00:21:43,936 --> 00:21:45,703
Man Yes, indeed.
384
00:21:45,705 --> 00:21:49,340
Narrator His plan Barge in
A second dredge,
385
00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:50,908
50 percent bigger,
386
00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:55,460
To eventually have his own fleet
At eureka creek.
387
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,182
But at the end of last season,
388
00:21:58,184 --> 00:22:01,319
The jasmine b ran
Aground.
389
00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:02,820
Whoa.
390
00:22:04,924 --> 00:22:07,124
Narrator And a ripped hull...
391
00:22:07,126 --> 00:22:10,461
And broken propellers...
392
00:22:10,463 --> 00:22:13,364
Left tony dead in the water.
393
00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:05,850
Whoa, whoa!
394
00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:00,638
Narrator
These 200-pound propellers.
395
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,541
Were custom built for
The jasmine b
396
00:24:03,543 --> 00:24:06,610
At a cost of $10,000 each.
397
00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:11,150
Yeah.
398
00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:29,166
Yeah, man. Just like a charm.
399
00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:30,734
- More slack.
- More slack, loose.
400
00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,637
Yeah.
401
00:24:35,174 --> 00:24:37,408
Yeah, it's good.
402
00:24:40,346 --> 00:24:42,580
Yes.
403
00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:47,840
Bring it toward me.
404
00:24:47,860 --> 00:24:48,819
Okay, slide her.
405
00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:51,550
There we go.
406
00:24:53,526 --> 00:24:56,727
Okay.
407
00:25:24,490 --> 00:25:26,457
Yeah.
408
00:25:26,459 --> 00:25:27,758
Narrator The plan...
409
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,694
Use a loader
On either side of the bow.
410
00:25:30,696 --> 00:25:33,430
To push the boat off The ramp.
411
00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:34,658
Narrator The jasmine b begins
Its 100-mile journey upriver.
412
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:39,296
To thistle creek, to start
Shipping tony's second dredge.
413
00:27:10,596 --> 00:27:15,365
Narrator Rick has 126 acres
Of klondike claims,
414
00:27:15,367 --> 00:27:17,101
But he can't dig an inch.
415
00:27:17,103 --> 00:27:20,871
Until he pays his landlord
A mining bond.
416
00:27:20,873 --> 00:27:23,107
The only part about mining
That I've ever known.
417
00:27:23,109 --> 00:27:26,443
Has been out
In the dirt digging.
418
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:28,879
Now I'm being forced to live
In this office.
419
00:27:28,881 --> 00:27:31,615
I'd much rather be out in
The pit making things happen.
420
00:27:31,617 --> 00:27:34,652
Narrator He's put everything he
Owns on the line.
421
00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,888
For the chance of running
His own gold mine.
422
00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:39,523
Everything seems to take
Forever.
423
00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:41,725
I'm just not used to it,
You know?
424
00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:47,264
Narrator Most klondike miners
Spend the entire winter.
425
00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:48,966
Prepping their season,
426
00:27:48,968 --> 00:27:53,704
But rick is desperately
Underprepared.
427
00:27:53,706 --> 00:27:55,572
The only thing that I had time
For this winter.
428
00:27:55,574 --> 00:27:57,410
Was my mom, you know?
429
00:27:57,430 --> 00:28:02,513
She took a turn for the worse
Almost right after I got home,
430
00:28:02,515 --> 00:28:05,215
And she needed 24-hour care,
431
00:28:05,217 --> 00:28:07,851
And I didn't have anything
Set up for any of that,
432
00:28:07,853 --> 00:28:10,688
And so I did it.
433
00:28:10,690 --> 00:28:14,191
She had been battling
Brain cancer for four years.
434
00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:17,270
Since she died, I kind of
Just realized it right now.
435
00:28:17,290 --> 00:28:19,863
I didn't really take any time
To think about this season,
436
00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:21,598
But it didn't really matter
At the time, you know?
437
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,367
It's my mom, and she needed me,
438
00:28:23,369 --> 00:28:26,370
And I knew that she didn't
Have much time left,
439
00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:28,806
So I knew I had to spend
All of it
440
00:28:28,808 --> 00:28:31,975
I could with her so...
Family is first, right?
441
00:28:31,977 --> 00:28:34,211
I had to do that.
442
00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:38,582
All right.
443
00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:45,322
My mom is not around anymore,
But I brought her dog,
444
00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:46,857
Ruby, here.
445
00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:50,527
She's going to make sure
I get 1,000 ounces of gold.
446
00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:52,960
Right, ruby?
447
00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:54,264
Woo!
448
00:28:59,371 --> 00:29:03,607
I've got one
Shot in the dark to get started.
449
00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:05,809
Wish me luck, rubes.
450
00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:15,586
You under there, sheamus?
451
00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:17,788
Yeah, I'm here.
452
00:29:17,790 --> 00:29:19,389
What's going on?
453
00:29:19,391 --> 00:29:20,591
Drivetrain woes.
454
00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:21,959
Changing a couple u joints.
455
00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:26,296
Do you have anybody
To help you with that.
456
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:29,333
No, no, just myself.
How's it going?
457
00:29:29,335 --> 00:29:30,901
Pretty good. See you.
458
00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:32,503
Yeah, you, too.
459
00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:35,472
I'm just trying to figure out
A way to push this along.
460
00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:39,109
I thought maybe I could tempt
You into letting me get going.
461
00:29:39,111 --> 00:29:43,647
With, you know, some gold
As soon as show of good faith.
462
00:29:46,318 --> 00:29:47,651
That's indian river gold?
463
00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:50,487
Yep, 50 ounces.
464
00:29:50,489 --> 00:29:51,555
It's not quite enough, man.
465
00:29:51,557 --> 00:29:53,957
I need about $100,000.
466
00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:55,492
And I don't have that,
But I figured.
467
00:29:55,494 --> 00:29:58,629
You'd bust my balls,
So I got this.
468
00:29:58,631 --> 00:30:00,330
That's nice.
That's a 30-ounce bar?
469
00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:05,169
Yeah, about that, so I'm not
Quite at 100 there, but...
470
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:11,542
I'll take a chance on you.
471
00:30:11,544 --> 00:30:12,543
Yeah, man.
472
00:30:12,545 --> 00:30:14,770
Yes. All right.
473
00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:15,445
That's great.
474
00:30:15,447 --> 00:30:16,647
My guys are going to be happy,
475
00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:17,981
And I really appreciate
It, and...
476
00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:19,817
Well, you're burning
Precious days, man.
477
00:30:19,819 --> 00:30:21,385
You're already behind,
478
00:30:21,387 --> 00:30:23,921
And you're going to need a dozer
To get ripping and dozing.
479
00:30:23,923 --> 00:30:26,924
I know. I had two lined up.
480
00:30:26,926 --> 00:30:28,759
For a pretty good deal
For a lease on them,
481
00:30:28,761 --> 00:30:30,928
And it just went dark on me.
482
00:30:30,930 --> 00:30:33,363
Yeah, I got some dozers,
Some big dozers.
483
00:30:33,365 --> 00:30:34,865
You know that 475?
484
00:30:34,867 --> 00:30:37,868
I got a pair of them, like, just
Like that one right over there.
485
00:30:37,870 --> 00:30:39,269
That's what I use out here
To mine.
486
00:30:39,271 --> 00:30:41,405
You need to move a lot of dirt
In a hurry.
487
00:30:41,407 --> 00:30:44,308
I love big, high-horsepowered
488
00:30:44,310 --> 00:30:47,770
machines, But I don't even think
489
00:30:47,790 --> 00:30:49,446
I want to know
What it's going to cost.
490
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:50,881
Well, I'll be right up front.
491
00:30:50,883 --> 00:30:52,490
It's about 10 down a day,
$10,000 a day to...
492
00:30:52,510 --> 00:30:53,517
Ten grand a day?
493
00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:55,686
That's the fuel, the operator,
The machine.
494
00:30:55,688 --> 00:30:59,323
Holy.
495
00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:00,858
But, man, if you don't have
A dozer, you...
496
00:31:00,860 --> 00:31:03,760
Hey, dude. I mean, I didn't...
497
00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:05,729
If you want to change your mind,
I'll give you this back.
498
00:31:05,731 --> 00:31:07,331
No, no.
499
00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:08,799
No, no, no.
500
00:31:08,801 --> 00:31:12,690
We just got here, so, I mean,
I guess I got to get used to,
501
00:31:12,710 --> 00:31:15,606
I mean,
Pushing big money around.
502
00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:18,542
I guess if I can get 10 days
Of really good ripping.
503
00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,811
And pushing out of it...
504
00:31:20,813 --> 00:31:22,546
He won't let you down.
505
00:31:22,548 --> 00:31:24,815
Well,. Let's do it, man.
506
00:31:24,817 --> 00:31:27,840
Oof. Get in.
507
00:31:29,622 --> 00:31:31,421
Narrator His bond paid,
508
00:31:31,423 --> 00:31:34,591
Rick can finally
Set his rookie crew to work.
509
00:31:34,593 --> 00:31:35,792
The first thing
We're going to do
510
00:31:35,794 --> 00:31:37,327
Terry, you've got experience.
511
00:31:37,329 --> 00:31:39,396
I'm going to put you in the
Excavator, loading the trucks,
512
00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:41,164
And I'm going to put
You guys all in trucks.
513
00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:43,100
We'll get you in those machines,
Get you comfortable.
514
00:31:43,102 --> 00:31:45,802
We might start off a little
Slow, but that's fine.
515
00:31:45,804 --> 00:31:47,400
Take it slow.
516
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:48,572
Get used to things and,
No pressure,
517
00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:50,240
But in about an hour, Let's be.
518
00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:52,242
Cranking full-tilt. Let's do it.
519
00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:53,744
Let's go start moving Some mud.
520
00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:54,912
Right.
521
00:31:54,914 --> 00:31:57,514
Ready!
522
00:31:57,516 --> 00:31:59,783
Let's find that million bucks.
523
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:06,590
You know, you got to hit your
Stride right away and pound.
524
00:32:17,503 --> 00:32:18,568
Hey, rick.
525
00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:19,903
What you thinking, guys?
526
00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:21,471
Where's drive on this?
527
00:32:21,473 --> 00:32:22,973
Where's drive?
528
00:32:22,975 --> 00:32:24,574
Put it in d. D?
529
00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:26,476
It stands for.
530
00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:27,678
That's what you are.
531
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,279
I love the d.
532
00:32:38,424 --> 00:32:40,991
At 41 years old, this is
A pretty big gamble.
533
00:32:40,993 --> 00:32:42,826
For me to take on.
534
00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:47,464
It's a gamble, but I hope
The odds are with us.
535
00:32:47,466 --> 00:32:49,299
We got a learning curve
To get ahead of here.
536
00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:50,667
There's no doubt about that,
You know?
537
00:32:50,669 --> 00:32:52,703
These guys, as far as experience.
538
00:32:52,705 --> 00:32:54,137
And these big machines,
They don't have it.
539
00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:55,772
Let them get a little
Experience out there,
540
00:32:55,774 --> 00:32:58,909
And then after a while,
We'll lay the hammer down,
541
00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:01,144
And we'll start
Getting efficient.
542
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,347
School of hard knocks, baby.
543
00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:10,754
Narrator The 475 dozer
Weighs over 100 tons,
544
00:33:10,756 --> 00:33:13,790
More than a 757,
545
00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:18,962
And its monster blade can move
90 cubic yards of dirt.
546
00:33:18,964 --> 00:33:20,564
In a single push.
547
00:33:20,566 --> 00:33:24,601
Woo-wee!
548
00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:26,236
Narrator Rick is banking on it.
549
00:33:26,238 --> 00:33:28,305
Stripping the overburden from
An area.
550
00:33:28,307 --> 00:33:32,609
The size of four football fields
In just 10 days.
551
00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:35,912
To get down to
The gold-rich pay dirt.
552
00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:38,515
So, yeah. These are the first
Steps, you know?
553
00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,217
Get here while
It's still frozen,
554
00:33:40,219 --> 00:33:41,785
Start ripping it up
With a big dozer.
555
00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:43,587
And start stripping ground, man.
556
00:34:16,155 --> 00:34:19,156
Narrator 60 miles south
Of dawson city,
557
00:34:19,158 --> 00:34:22,893
Tony starts transporting
His second dredge.
558
00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:37,607
The 19 hollow steel pontoons
Are the vital first part
559
00:34:37,609 --> 00:34:39,843
Tony needs for the rebuild.
560
00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:47,751
To get them, he needs to remove
The nine-ton winch pack.
561
00:34:49,388 --> 00:34:50,821
Need a hand up there, tony?
562
00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:08,672
She's a heavy.
563
00:35:08,674 --> 00:35:12,943
Narrator Mike's crane has
A lifting capacity of 50 tons.
564
00:35:14,513 --> 00:35:18,281
But in this tight space,
There's no room for error.
565
00:35:21,987 --> 00:35:23,386
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
566
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:40,904
Whoa. Whoa.
567
00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:58,655
Narrator Now mike can remove
The pontoons.
568
00:36:27,553 --> 00:36:30,320
Narrator The pontoons finally
Start the long journey.
569
00:36:30,322 --> 00:36:33,590
To dawson city and eureka creek.
570
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,467
Up ahead on "Gold rush"...
571
00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:48,572
thing is on fire.
572
00:36:48,574 --> 00:36:50,273
Can't one thing go right?
573
00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:57,247
So we're not getting any gold.
574
00:36:57,249 --> 00:36:59,983
We're not getting any gold,
Can't pay the bills.
575
00:37:02,454 --> 00:37:04,540
You know,
I expected growing pains,
576
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:05,388
But this is outrageous.
577
00:37:29,982 --> 00:37:31,848
Wow.
I'm glad you guys all made it.
578
00:37:31,850 --> 00:37:33,316
Narrator At the last cut,
579
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:36,152
Parker schnabel Gathers his crew.
580
00:37:36,154 --> 00:37:38,722
To announce his u-turn.
581
00:37:38,724 --> 00:37:40,624
I just sat down with the meeting
With tony,
582
00:37:40,626 --> 00:37:43,994
And we were talking
About royalties,
583
00:37:43,996 --> 00:37:50,900
And I've decided that we aren't
Mining the last cut this season.
584
00:37:50,902 --> 00:37:53,103
- Serious?
- Yeah.
585
00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:56,306
Tony will not negotiate
On royalties at all.
586
00:37:56,308 --> 00:37:59,420
I've told him to cancel
The contract.
587
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:00,410
So we're going to actually
Walk away.
588
00:38:00,412 --> 00:38:02,178
From the best ground
We've ever had?
589
00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:04,547
What's the reason behind that?
590
00:38:04,549 --> 00:38:06,516
We give tony a lot of money.
591
00:38:06,518 --> 00:38:08,518
We've paid over 1,000 ounces
In royalties.
592
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,210
Mining the last cut last year.
593
00:38:11,230 --> 00:38:12,689
I've always wanted to buy
A piece of ground,
594
00:38:12,691 --> 00:38:14,924
And I've always wanted
Our operation.
595
00:38:14,926 --> 00:38:17,460
To be independent Of a landlord,
596
00:38:17,462 --> 00:38:20,430
And, you know, we finally
Have that opportunity.
597
00:38:20,432 --> 00:38:22,666
We've got a chance
To try this out.
598
00:38:22,668 --> 00:38:25,101
We've got the most ground
Opened up we've ever had.
599
00:38:25,103 --> 00:38:27,270
I mean, we could do
A 8,000-ounce season this year,
600
00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:28,772
Sitting down there.
601
00:38:28,774 --> 00:38:30,600
You know, that's why We've been.
602
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:30,974
Trying to get ahead
Every year, like...
603
00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:32,208
We're finally ahead of the game.
604
00:38:32,210 --> 00:38:33,476
If we're starting
From nothing...
605
00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:34,611
What did we get
The first year up here?
606
00:38:34,613 --> 00:38:35,812
You got 1,000 ounces.
607
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,447
Like, nobody wants to go
Back to doing that.
608
00:38:37,449 --> 00:38:41,840
No, and I have no intention
On going and doing 1,000 ounces.
609
00:38:41,860 --> 00:38:42,585
We're just going to get
Into that ground.
610
00:38:42,587 --> 00:38:45,655
That we bought last year...
But trust me,
611
00:38:45,657 --> 00:38:47,223
It's not an easy decision,
612
00:38:47,225 --> 00:38:50,930
And it's not going to make
For an easy mining season.
613
00:38:50,950 --> 00:38:51,561
It's going to be brutal.
614
00:38:51,563 --> 00:38:52,829
I know that.
I mean, what are we going.
615
00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:54,464
To run, one wash plant,
Two wash plants?
616
00:38:54,466 --> 00:38:56,199
What's the plan here?
I don't know.
617
00:38:56,201 --> 00:38:58,968
To start with, we're just
Going to start stripping.
618
00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:00,804
I know we'll be able
To make it work.
619
00:39:00,806 --> 00:39:04,307
I just want to go for it, and I
Hope that you guys do, too.
620
00:39:07,790 --> 00:39:08,678
It. Let's do it.
621
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,614
Took me 3 days to get here,
Ain't turning turning around now.
622
00:39:11,616 --> 00:39:13,817
You're right.
You know, it's time to move on.
623
00:39:13,819 --> 00:39:15,510
Either you've got
A big set of balls,
624
00:39:15,530 --> 00:39:16,353
Or you're Crazy.
625
00:39:16,355 --> 00:39:19,220
It's certainly not
In the first one.
626
00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:22,926
Let's make her happen.
627
00:39:22,928 --> 00:39:25,962
Hey, mitch.
Can I grab you for a sec?
628
00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:31,334
Narrator Last year, parker paid
$500,000 for 11 claims,
629
00:39:31,336 --> 00:39:35,472
The first klondike ground
He's ever owned,
630
00:39:35,474 --> 00:39:37,474
And if he needs to expand,
631
00:39:37,476 --> 00:39:40,377
He's also leased 3,500 acres.
632
00:39:40,379 --> 00:39:43,680
From veteran miner Ken tatlow.
633
00:39:43,682 --> 00:39:47,317
For a modest 10 percent royalty.
634
00:39:47,319 --> 00:39:49,686
I want to look at this ground
With you that we bought.
635
00:39:49,688 --> 00:39:51,421
Because I think
This is going to be.
636
00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:55,592
Our mining season, right here.
637
00:39:55,594 --> 00:39:59,863
Dude, what you got out there
Is a bunch of brush, nothing.
638
00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:02,365
It's very easy to talk our way
Out of this, you know,
639
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:08,571
And it's not going to be an easy
Undertaking, but you got to try.
640
00:40:10,542 --> 00:40:12,175
All the years people
Have been up here mining,
641
00:40:12,177 --> 00:40:13,710
There's a reason they left this.
642
00:40:13,712 --> 00:40:16,880
Because there's definitely
No easy way to get to it.
643
00:40:16,882 --> 00:40:18,848
And we have no ponds.
644
00:40:18,850 --> 00:40:20,490
You know, we can't settle
Into this.
645
00:40:20,510 --> 00:40:22,485
Because there's pay under it.
Right?
646
00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:24,287
And you just happened
To buy ground next to, like,
647
00:40:24,289 --> 00:40:25,789
The nicest guy you know?
648
00:40:25,791 --> 00:40:27,560
Tony beets.
649
00:40:27,580 --> 00:40:28,391
Was that just a coincidence?
650
00:40:28,393 --> 00:40:30,590
As soon as he sees us
Doing something over here,
651
00:40:30,610 --> 00:40:32,662
That's going to be his first
Priority, is screwing us over.
652
00:40:32,664 --> 00:40:35,498
Yeah. Well, we'll deal with him.
653
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:39,269
Just try to stay one step
Ahead of that guy.
654
00:40:39,271 --> 00:40:42,305
I know that it's going to be
An absolute.
655
00:40:42,307 --> 00:40:44,541
No, it's going to
The cluster cut.
656
00:40:44,543 --> 00:40:45,909
That sounds good to me.
657
00:40:45,911 --> 00:40:47,444
I guess we're starting
At the bottom.
658
00:40:47,446 --> 00:40:48,478
All right.
We need to get that out.
659
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,790
Of our heads.
660
00:40:50,810 --> 00:40:51,681
Narrator
But even on his own ground,
661
00:40:51,683 --> 00:40:54,284
Parker can't escape from tony.
662
00:40:54,286 --> 00:40:58,540
He will need tony's permission
To access water.
663
00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:03,193
The vital indian river lies on
The far side of tony's ground.
664
00:41:03,195 --> 00:41:06,863
Every gallon of water parker
Needs to sluice.
665
00:41:06,865 --> 00:41:09,799
And every gallon
He discharges from his plant.
666
00:41:09,801 --> 00:41:12,869
Will have to run
Right over tony's claims.
667
00:41:22,247 --> 00:41:23,580
Here goes nothing.
668
00:41:23,582 --> 00:41:27,160
Let's move some brush
And move some dirt.
669
00:41:29,321 --> 00:41:31,521
All right.
Here's the first push.
670
00:41:37,762 --> 00:41:40,663
It does feel good to not be
Mining tony's ground this year.
671
00:41:40,665 --> 00:41:43,600
We don't have a landlord
For the first time ever.
672
00:41:49,474 --> 00:41:51,541
Having our own ground and having
Other options.
673
00:41:51,543 --> 00:41:55,478
For the first time,
That's pretty cool.
674
00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:57,213
We can keep ripping,
675
00:41:57,215 --> 00:42:01,170
Keep pushing,
And get the ground open.
676
00:42:01,190 --> 00:42:03,253
Let's make it happen!
677
00:42:05,590 --> 00:42:08,391
Narrator Ahead of the ground
Parker is dozing,
678
00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:14,230
Brennan needs to drain a pond
Held in by tony's boundary berm.
679
00:42:14,232 --> 00:42:17,600
Man We've got to figure out
Water management, dewatering.
680
00:42:17,602 --> 00:42:20,737
Well, I'm going to have
To get rid of it somehow,
681
00:42:20,739 --> 00:42:23,106
So we can even start
Stripping this ground.
682
00:42:23,108 --> 00:42:24,340
Man, man.
683
00:42:24,342 --> 00:42:26,576
It's a nightmare In here.
684
00:42:30,282 --> 00:42:33,416
There's probably a million
Gallons of water in here.
685
00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:39,622
Hey, man. There's just way
Too much water down here.
686
00:42:39,624 --> 00:42:40,957
I'm sticking my bucket in,
687
00:42:40,959 --> 00:42:42,592
And there's probably,
Like, 8 to 10 feet.
688
00:42:42,594 --> 00:42:45,962
It's unbelievable.
689
00:42:45,964 --> 00:42:48,310
Where you want me to send
The here?
690
00:42:48,330 --> 00:42:50,833
Let me talk to tony and see if
we can send him all this water.
691
00:42:59,844 --> 00:43:03,580
Narrator Less than 300 feet
From parker's new ground,
692
00:43:03,582 --> 00:43:06,516
Tony beets is desperate
To get mining.
693
00:43:06,518 --> 00:43:09,319
To hit his 6,000-ounce gold.
694
00:43:14,250 --> 00:43:16,826
Narrator But dredge number one
Is locked fast.
695
00:43:16,828 --> 00:43:18,795
In its frozen pond.
696
00:43:21,366 --> 00:43:23,366
Will do.
697
00:43:23,368 --> 00:43:27,803
Narrator While tony and mike
Smash ice at the front,
698
00:43:27,805 --> 00:43:30,273
Kevin and lisa Work at the back.
699
00:43:58,837 --> 00:44:02,138
Tony.
700
00:44:02,140 --> 00:44:04,340
Hey, just quick question.
701
00:44:04,342 --> 00:44:07,100
It's not that firm there.
702
00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,679
Holding all that water
Over on that ground?
703
00:44:13,251 --> 00:44:15,385
What am I supposed to do
With that?
704
00:44:17,322 --> 00:44:19,220
Is that all right?
705
00:44:19,240 --> 00:44:21,157
All right. You deal with it.
706
00:44:21,159 --> 00:44:24,600
Narrator With tony's permission
To drain groundwater.
707
00:44:24,620 --> 00:44:25,928
Into his dredge pond,
708
00:44:25,930 --> 00:44:29,432
Parker can now continue
Stripping his cut.
709
00:44:29,434 --> 00:44:31,534
He puts a big power up
Over there,
710
00:44:31,536 --> 00:44:34,437
And we've got A big old lake.
711
00:44:34,439 --> 00:44:36,773
We're going to need water
From tony, but right now,
712
00:44:36,775 --> 00:44:40,760
We need to give him all
Our water to dewater the cut.
713
00:44:49,354 --> 00:44:51,954
One sec, just let me
Get everything in position.
714
00:45:01,366 --> 00:45:04,667
Narrator Last year, tony left
The dredge in the water.
715
00:45:04,669 --> 00:45:07,603
Instead of properly
Dry-docking it.
716
00:45:07,605 --> 00:45:12,775
Over winter, a layer of surface
Ice built up around it,
717
00:45:12,777 --> 00:45:16,579
And the frozen gravels
Beneath it locked it in place.
718
00:45:16,581 --> 00:45:19,549
Kevin has already
Removed the surface ice.
719
00:45:19,551 --> 00:45:23,720
Now he must attempt to winch
It free from the frozen dirt.
720
00:45:23,722 --> 00:45:25,822
I'm ready when you are, mike.
721
00:45:54,986 --> 00:45:57,620
Come on. Pull. Pull. Pull.
722
00:46:04,529 --> 00:46:07,530
Tony, tony, tony, tony.
723
00:46:07,532 --> 00:46:10,900
Tony, do you copy?
724
00:46:10,902 --> 00:46:12,635
She's stuck in the dirt.
725
00:46:12,637 --> 00:46:14,771
That's holding my ass end down.
726
00:46:34,559 --> 00:46:37,827
Wee!
727
00:46:37,829 --> 00:46:39,128
We're back in business.
728
00:46:41,132 --> 00:46:43,299
Yes!
729
00:46:53,278 --> 00:46:55,578
You got it.
730
00:46:55,580 --> 00:46:58,981
Narrator The dredge is finally
Free from the ice.
731
00:46:58,983 --> 00:47:02,819
And can start running
The first dirt of the season.
732
00:47:45,997 --> 00:47:49,365
I just want to tie off
Some lines for these guys.
733
00:47:49,367 --> 00:47:52,735
To work off of
And then get that thing to work.
734
00:47:52,737 --> 00:47:56,472
Narrator At quartz creek,
New mine boss rick ness.
735
00:47:56,474 --> 00:47:59,976
Is marking the boundary
On his first-ever cut.
736
00:47:59,978 --> 00:48:01,244
Rick I need to start
Making up time, now.
737
00:48:01,246 --> 00:48:03,246
We're getting too late
Of a start.
738
00:48:03,248 --> 00:48:06,482
Narrator He's hired the massive
475 dozer.
739
00:48:06,484 --> 00:48:10,953
To break through the permafrost
And get down to pay dirt.
740
00:48:10,955 --> 00:48:13,222
Rick I've got this 475
For 10 days max.
741
00:48:13,224 --> 00:48:15,725
That's all I could afford,
Really, to have it running,
742
00:48:15,727 --> 00:48:17,493
So I've got to try to figure out
A way to maximize.
743
00:48:17,495 --> 00:48:19,228
What I can get done.
744
00:48:19,230 --> 00:48:21,197
Narrator Millions of years ago,
745
00:48:21,199 --> 00:48:25,368
Gold was eroded out of veins
In the hills by water.
746
00:48:25,370 --> 00:48:27,236
Rivers and creeks and then
Deposited.
747
00:48:27,238 --> 00:48:33,420
The gold along the valley
Where it was buried by sediment.
748
00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,478
Located on
The indian river valley,
749
00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:39,715
Just 11 miles west of
Tony and parker's operations,
750
00:48:39,717 --> 00:48:42,180
Rick's new quartz creek claim.
751
00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:45,187
Is a quarter
The size of ellis island.
752
00:48:47,158 --> 00:48:52,595
Within it, rick's marking out
A 250,000-square-foot cut.
753
00:48:52,597 --> 00:48:55,131
He needs to get to gold-bearing
Pay dirt.
754
00:48:55,133 --> 00:48:57,166
Within the next 10 days.
755
00:48:57,168 --> 00:49:00,703
Before he loses The 475 dozer.
756
00:49:06,277 --> 00:49:09,478
Rick It's going to be tough to
Get that much ground open.
757
00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:12,214
In only 10 days,
But if I've got the trucks.
758
00:49:12,216 --> 00:49:14,784
And all my guys
Working alongside with them,
759
00:49:14,786 --> 00:49:18,521
We should be able
To get it done.
760
00:49:18,523 --> 00:49:20,256
All right.
Well, if they can't follow.
761
00:49:20,258 --> 00:49:21,924
The line of that bright
Pink ribbon,
762
00:49:21,926 --> 00:49:24,126
I hired the wrong people.
763
00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:30,700
Narrator
Landlord sheamus arrives.
764
00:49:30,702 --> 00:49:33,135
To check out rick's crew.
765
00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:35,104
Sheamus He's got a bunch
Of rookie operators.
766
00:49:35,106 --> 00:49:37,573
They're having a hard time
Keeping up now.
767
00:49:37,575 --> 00:49:39,800
See that rock truck,
Right there?
768
00:49:39,100 --> 00:49:40,843
That's their third attempt
To back up that ramp.
769
00:49:40,845 --> 00:49:43,546
He gets about halfway up,
Spins out, gets sideways.
770
00:49:43,548 --> 00:49:46,315
He's got to straighten out
And go up again.
771
00:49:46,317 --> 00:49:48,517
It's just not efficient.
772
00:49:48,519 --> 00:49:50,186
These guys are going to have
To pick up the pace,
773
00:49:50,188 --> 00:49:51,721
Or they're going
To be way behind.
774
00:49:51,723 --> 00:49:55,324
They're not going to make it.
775
00:49:55,326 --> 00:49:56,759
Narrator
Rick's greenhorn buddies.
776
00:49:56,761 --> 00:49:59,996
Are struggling to keep pace
With the dozer.
777
00:49:59,998 --> 00:50:01,731
I've worked with
A lot of idiots,
778
00:50:01,733 --> 00:50:03,265
And I took great care
To make sure
779
00:50:03,267 --> 00:50:06,435
I didn't bring any idiots
Up with me.
780
00:50:06,437 --> 00:50:11,173
I mean, they're idiots,
Don't get me wrong.
781
00:50:11,175 --> 00:50:14,276
Narrator The only one with
Any mining experience
782
00:50:14,278 --> 00:50:16,212
Terry.
783
00:50:16,214 --> 00:50:18,470
I try to step up a little bit
To give them a,
784
00:50:18,490 --> 00:50:20,649
You know,
Some pointers and stuff.
785
00:50:20,651 --> 00:50:22,151
I'm not real shy about that.
786
00:50:22,153 --> 00:50:25,621
I'm not afraid of hurting
Anybody's feelings.
787
00:50:25,623 --> 00:50:27,490
I'm definitely the greenest one.
788
00:50:27,492 --> 00:50:30,860
On working heavy equipment
Like this.
789
00:50:30,862 --> 00:50:33,162
Feels like you're a mile
High up here, right now,
790
00:50:33,164 --> 00:50:36,465
So when you get to the edge,
It's a little bit unnerving.
791
00:50:39,837 --> 00:50:42,204
So I've been instructed we want
To get the load.
792
00:50:42,206 --> 00:50:44,640
As far over as we can.
793
00:50:44,642 --> 00:50:47,810
They're dumping on an incline.
794
00:50:47,812 --> 00:50:49,445
For somebody who hasn't done it,
795
00:50:49,447 --> 00:50:52,181
It's a little spooky when you're
Backing up to the berm.
796
00:50:52,183 --> 00:50:53,749
Man I'm still struggling
A little bit,
797
00:50:53,751 --> 00:50:58,200
A lot of coordination here
That I don't have down yet.
798
00:50:58,220 --> 00:51:01,991
You kind of just have to
Almost pick a groove.
799
00:51:01,993 --> 00:51:05,661
Yeah. Keep coming back.
Keep coming back.
800
00:51:05,663 --> 00:51:10,533
See, if I go over the edge,
The whole truck will flip over.
801
00:51:10,535 --> 00:51:12,835
Everything is awful slippery.
802
00:51:12,837 --> 00:51:14,570
What you're supposed to do
Is just kind of have them.
803
00:51:14,572 --> 00:51:17,606
Rear wheels
Drop off a little bit.
804
00:51:17,608 --> 00:51:19,875
Tell my wife I love her.
805
00:51:19,877 --> 00:51:21,577
You're good. Go ahead and dump.
806
00:51:36,994 --> 00:51:39,695
Looking good so far.
807
00:51:39,697 --> 00:51:41,230
Boy.
808
00:51:41,232 --> 00:51:42,965
Holy...
809
00:51:47,872 --> 00:51:49,805
Ryan, you all right?
810
00:51:49,807 --> 00:51:51,707
As soon as I pulled away,
It caved in, and...
811
00:51:51,709 --> 00:51:52,942
Let's see if I can get
On the side of you.
812
00:51:52,944 --> 00:51:54,977
And pull you back up.
813
00:51:54,979 --> 00:51:58,447
I should've moved
When I wanted to move.
814
00:51:58,449 --> 00:51:59,915
I didn't want to be that guy.
815
00:51:59,917 --> 00:52:03,819
I wanted zee to tip it over,
Not me.
816
00:52:03,821 --> 00:52:05,654
The boss is here.
817
00:52:23,141 --> 00:52:25,608
As he pulled away,
A chunk of that kind of slid in,
818
00:52:25,610 --> 00:52:28,770
And he just slid right off.
All right.
819
00:52:28,790 --> 00:52:31,514
Well, let's just get your
Machine over here and.
820
00:52:31,516 --> 00:52:35,818
Get her up. Sorry, man.
821
00:52:35,820 --> 00:52:38,554
I literally pulled ahead,
Like, 10 feet,
822
00:52:38,556 --> 00:52:40,689
- And it flopped over.
- Happens.
823
00:52:40,691 --> 00:52:44,593
He's just gonna
Whip this thing over.
824
00:52:44,595 --> 00:52:46,762
That's the reality of having
Rookies here, right?
825
00:52:46,764 --> 00:52:48,764
Like this is going to happen.
826
00:52:48,766 --> 00:52:50,650
You know, if something were
To happen to this truck here,
827
00:52:50,670 --> 00:52:51,233
If he pulls it up,
And it blew out a cylinder.
828
00:52:51,235 --> 00:52:53,903
Or something, We're, so...
829
00:52:57,608 --> 00:52:58,641
You're clear.
830
00:52:58,643 --> 00:53:01,100
Keep her... Keep going.
831
00:53:01,120 --> 00:53:02,745
It's just, these are
New situations for guys.
832
00:53:02,747 --> 00:53:04,413
Right?
You know, I could've seen this.
833
00:53:04,415 --> 00:53:05,748
A mile away.
834
00:53:11,122 --> 00:53:12,588
All right.
Pull it out of there, ryan.
835
00:53:12,590 --> 00:53:16,492
Don't hit that tailgate,
And then we'll get back to it.
836
00:53:16,494 --> 00:53:18,194
So few people,
So few machines here,
837
00:53:18,196 --> 00:53:23,399
We can't afford to lose one,
So just move on,
838
00:53:23,401 --> 00:53:26,100
See what else we can break.
839
00:53:26,300 --> 00:53:27,937
Hey, can you guys all come over
Here real quick?
840
00:53:27,939 --> 00:53:31,507
Let's have a quick talk.
841
00:53:31,509 --> 00:53:35,277
Narrator Rick has just seven
Days left of dozing.
842
00:53:35,279 --> 00:53:37,546
To get down to pay dirt.
843
00:53:39,450 --> 00:53:40,583
Yo.
844
00:53:40,585 --> 00:53:42,751
What's up?
845
00:53:42,753 --> 00:53:43,919
Look, I love you guys.
846
00:53:43,921 --> 00:53:45,321
You've always had my Back.
847
00:53:45,323 --> 00:53:46,655
I don't want to bitch at you,
But, man,
848
00:53:46,657 --> 00:53:49,258
We got to tighten up, man.
849
00:53:49,260 --> 00:53:50,926
Ryan, I know you flipped
The rock truck.
850
00:53:50,928 --> 00:53:52,561
If we keep doing,
Making those mistakes,
851
00:53:52,563 --> 00:53:54,230
I mean, it's going to kill us.
852
00:53:54,232 --> 00:53:57,660
- You flipped the rock truck?
- Yeah. It was all my fault.
853
00:53:57,680 --> 00:53:59,335
You're kind of a loser
For flipping that rock truck.
854
00:53:59,337 --> 00:54:02,204
I'm leaving.
855
00:54:02,206 --> 00:54:04,873
I'm not balling you out.
I'm not, and I don't want you.
856
00:54:04,875 --> 00:54:06,308
To feel like you're doing A job,
857
00:54:06,310 --> 00:54:09,780
But we've got
That dozer for 10 days.
858
00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:11,747
If we do not get this stripped,
Then we're.
859
00:54:11,749 --> 00:54:17,119
Like, we're all broke, you know?
860
00:54:17,121 --> 00:54:18,287
Right? You got it.
861
00:54:18,289 --> 00:54:19,588
All right.
862
00:54:19,590 --> 00:54:20,789
All right.
Let's get back to it, buddy.
863
00:54:20,791 --> 00:54:22,958
All right.
864
00:54:35,906 --> 00:54:38,641
It's a huge amount of work
To do here.
865
00:54:38,643 --> 00:54:40,542
And a pretty short amount
Of time to do it,
866
00:54:40,544 --> 00:54:43,245
So we're doing
Everything we can.
867
00:54:43,247 --> 00:54:47,490
Narrator After a week with his
Three d10 dozers,
868
00:54:47,510 --> 00:54:51,320
Parker has cleared 16 acres
In the cluster cut.
869
00:54:52,790 --> 00:54:54,657
Parker
It takes time to open big cuts,
870
00:54:54,659 --> 00:54:57,526
And it takes time to get the job
Done the way you need to do it.
871
00:54:57,528 --> 00:54:58,894
We've just got to get
These plants.
872
00:54:58,896 --> 00:55:00,629
Loosened as quick as we can.
873
00:55:00,631 --> 00:55:03,699
Narrator
To speed up the stripping,
874
00:55:03,701 --> 00:55:07,169
Parker needs to bring
In his custom-built
875
00:55:07,171 --> 00:55:09,171
150-foot super conveyor,
876
00:55:09,173 --> 00:55:12,875
And the only access...
877
00:55:12,877 --> 00:55:15,878
Is right over tony's ground.
878
00:55:15,880 --> 00:55:18,113
Man What the hell?
879
00:55:21,252 --> 00:55:24,119
This is not good.
880
00:55:24,121 --> 00:55:26,455
Parker is basically
In our backyard,
881
00:55:28,859 --> 00:55:30,359
So he's got to run
All his equipment.
882
00:55:30,361 --> 00:55:32,461
And all his
People back and forth,
883
00:55:32,463 --> 00:55:36,198
Back and forth, Every day.
884
00:55:36,200 --> 00:55:38,400
Do you like sharing?
885
00:55:41,972 --> 00:55:44,173
Ooh, watch those piles, bud.
886
00:55:51,782 --> 00:55:54,583
Narrator
The super conveyor in place,
887
00:55:54,585 --> 00:55:56,352
Parker can dump 900 yards.
888
00:55:56,354 --> 00:56:00,956
Of overburden
Out of his cut every hour.
889
00:56:00,958 --> 00:56:02,825
Parker
Now that we've got all this,
890
00:56:02,827 --> 00:56:04,360
You know, Pretty good equipment,
891
00:56:04,362 --> 00:56:07,162
Really, I think, at this point,
We just got to focus.
892
00:56:07,164 --> 00:56:09,365
On our efficiency,
Getting the job done.
893
00:56:09,367 --> 00:56:12,000
And then hopefully finding
Some gold in here.
894
00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:15,170
Narrator
But to expand the cluster cut,
895
00:56:15,172 --> 00:56:18,730
Parker needs to drain
Brennan's pond.
896
00:56:18,750 --> 00:56:20,676
Into tony's Neighboring claims.
897
00:56:20,678 --> 00:56:22,945
A little bit more water
Than I anticipated here.
898
00:56:22,947 --> 00:56:25,647
Yeah.
899
00:56:25,649 --> 00:56:27,716
Well, I've talked to tony
About the water in here,
900
00:56:27,718 --> 00:56:30,386
And he said that we can let it
Go into the dredge.
901
00:56:30,388 --> 00:56:31,653
Okay. Yup.
902
00:56:31,655 --> 00:56:33,188
So I would just crack it
In there slowly.
903
00:56:33,190 --> 00:56:34,623
I mean, it's a boat.
904
00:56:34,625 --> 00:56:37,159
I would hope it can deal
With some water.
905
00:56:45,202 --> 00:56:47,403
There is a lot of water.
906
00:56:55,312 --> 00:56:57,880
All right.
I'm going to break it.
907
00:57:01,552 --> 00:57:04,190
Just broke the final scoop.
908
00:57:13,431 --> 00:57:14,830
Looks like our water problem.
909
00:57:14,832 --> 00:57:17,332
Just turned into
Tony's water problem, here.
910
00:57:45,663 --> 00:57:47,290
Looks like our water problem.
911
00:57:47,310 --> 00:57:51,567
Just turned into
Tony's water problem, here.
912
00:57:51,569 --> 00:57:54,136
Narrator Parker has had brennan
Break the berm.
913
00:57:54,138 --> 00:57:57,272
Separating his ground
From tony's,
914
00:57:57,274 --> 00:58:01,109
Dumping hundreds of thousands
Of gallons of pond water.
915
00:58:01,111 --> 00:58:03,312
Onto tony's claim.
916
00:58:15,359 --> 00:58:17,860
Hey, can someone give me
A radio to tony?
917
00:58:42,219 --> 00:58:45,153
How's it going?
918
00:58:45,155 --> 00:58:47,789
Is that looking all right?
919
00:58:50,528 --> 00:58:53,950
Yeah?
920
00:58:53,970 --> 00:58:55,630
Okay. All right.
921
00:58:58,269 --> 00:59:02,204
I thought he said he had
Permission from your dad.
922
00:59:02,206 --> 00:59:03,772
No?
923
00:59:03,774 --> 00:59:05,974
All right.
924
00:59:17,588 --> 00:59:21,757
I guess I'll just have to let
Parker know what's going on.
925
00:59:21,759 --> 00:59:23,926
Parker, this isn't working.
926
00:59:29,433 --> 00:59:30,966
Yeah.
927
00:59:30,968 --> 00:59:33,100
Narrator
Tony and kevin head out to check.
928
00:59:33,300 --> 00:59:36,104
What else parker
Has done on his claim.
929
00:59:44,882 --> 00:59:46,148
Here's my favorite part.
930
00:59:53,724 --> 00:59:56,925
My favorite part is that he knew
Because dug up to the line.
931
00:59:56,927 --> 00:59:59,461
Then he threw all the
On our side.
932
01:00:07,972 --> 01:00:09,710
Yeah.
933
01:00:20,618 --> 01:00:21,717
Yeah.
934
01:00:26,156 --> 01:00:27,589
No. I like this plan.
935
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:38,433
Howdy.
936
01:00:41,505 --> 01:00:43,438
What?
937
01:00:46,100 --> 01:00:47,442
Well, because I did come
And talk to you.
938
01:00:47,444 --> 01:00:48,977
About that, so I...
939
01:00:55,152 --> 01:00:58,120
I... I don't want, you know,
940
01:00:58,122 --> 01:01:00,756
I'm not trying to do anything
Without your permission.
941
01:01:14,405 --> 01:01:15,771
So I'm not going to get
Your permission.
942
01:01:15,773 --> 01:01:18,600
To pull water
From your property?
943
01:01:29,420 --> 01:01:30,952
If you and I have an agreement,
944
01:01:30,954 --> 01:01:33,588
Then that will satisfy
The government.
945
01:01:35,125 --> 01:01:37,359
I...
946
01:01:37,361 --> 01:01:40,262
This really sounds like you're
Going to keep us from mining.
947
01:01:43,834 --> 01:01:47,350
Yeah, you do.
You do care what you do.
948
01:01:50,474 --> 01:01:53,542
You certainly want to help
Anybody mine though.
949
01:01:56,647 --> 01:01:58,547
And that's where we'd go back
To that thing where you say,
950
01:01:58,549 --> 01:02:00,415
"I don't want to prevent
Anybody from mining,."
951
01:02:00,417 --> 01:02:02,184
And yet you're telling me
That you're not going.
952
01:02:02,186 --> 01:02:06,455
To allow us to do anything
On your property.
953
01:02:06,457 --> 01:02:07,622
Is that correct?
954
01:02:10,227 --> 01:02:13,595
So the proper channels
Are between you and I.
955
01:02:13,597 --> 01:02:15,230
But we don't need to get them
Over here.
956
01:02:15,232 --> 01:02:17,320
Because you and I
Are a proper channel.
957
01:02:17,340 --> 01:02:19,634
You have the authorization
For all the things.
958
01:02:19,636 --> 01:02:21,236
We're doing On this property.
959
01:02:21,238 --> 01:02:22,738
You do.
960
01:02:22,740 --> 01:02:24,206
How can you say that?
961
01:02:28,545 --> 01:02:30,780
You do.
962
01:02:30,800 --> 01:02:32,400
You're... You know, what
Gives you the right to...
963
01:02:33,500 --> 01:02:34,483
I'm not, but...
964
01:02:36,253 --> 01:02:40,856
But, tony, if I go through
That process,
965
01:02:40,858 --> 01:02:43,258
We won't be mining This season.
966
01:02:43,260 --> 01:02:44,893
You and I both know that.
967
01:02:44,895 --> 01:02:48,497
What you're telling me right now
Is to end my mining season.
968
01:02:59,143 --> 01:03:02,511
And this mining season is
Going to end before it started.
969
01:03:27,137 --> 01:03:30,372
If I really want to get serious
About moving more dirt out here.
970
01:03:30,374 --> 01:03:33,775
Though, I need more machines.
971
01:03:33,777 --> 01:03:35,443
Narrator At quartz creek,
972
01:03:35,445 --> 01:03:41,316
Rick has just 5 days left
With the $10,000-a-day dozer.
973
01:03:41,318 --> 01:03:44,252
If his greenhorn crew
Can't strip the cut.
974
01:03:44,254 --> 01:03:46,855
Before the rental expires,
975
01:03:46,857 --> 01:03:51,726
They'll have no way
To get to the gold.
976
01:03:51,728 --> 01:03:55,597
Rick is doubling down
And leasing a second excavator.
977
01:03:55,599 --> 01:03:57,365
To speed up stripping.
978
01:03:57,367 --> 01:04:01,690
So I got a little tip that
Parker is giving up the lease.
979
01:04:01,710 --> 01:04:05,440
On one of his big
700 excavators,
980
01:04:05,442 --> 01:04:06,708
And I got a hold
Of the leasing company,
981
01:04:06,710 --> 01:04:08,410
And they're happy that...
982
01:04:08,412 --> 01:04:10,512
You know, they gave me a good
Deal if I wanted to lease it.
983
01:04:10,514 --> 01:04:11,947
Because they don't have to
Haul it out of here.
984
01:04:11,949 --> 01:04:13,849
So if I can go
And get that thing...
985
01:04:13,851 --> 01:04:15,750
It's a bigger machine.
It's got a bigger bucket.
986
01:04:15,752 --> 01:04:19,521
That means I can load
Trucks faster.
987
01:04:19,523 --> 01:04:21,189
Baby, why are you
Sneezing so much?
988
01:04:21,191 --> 01:04:23,291
Don't hit your head
When you sneeze, jeez.
989
01:04:23,293 --> 01:04:26,294
You see that?
990
01:04:26,296 --> 01:04:28,830
Looks like it's been
Sitting a while.
991
01:04:28,832 --> 01:04:31,399
Well.
You've got to start somewhere.
992
01:04:39,420 --> 01:04:40,750
Oof. Wow.
993
01:04:40,770 --> 01:04:42,310
She's pretty torched.
994
01:04:44,414 --> 01:04:46,615
There he is.
995
01:04:50,621 --> 01:04:54,356
Yeah. How's it going?
996
01:04:54,358 --> 01:04:55,724
Good. How you doing?
997
01:04:55,726 --> 01:04:57,192
Don't even go there.
998
01:04:57,194 --> 01:05:02,630
Like, tony is trying to put us
Out of business, basically.
999
01:05:02,650 --> 01:05:04,990
Yeah.
1000
01:05:04,101 --> 01:05:05,901
It's just tony being the
Neighbor is the biggest problem.
1001
01:05:05,903 --> 01:05:10,171
Yep.
But how's it going down there?
1002
01:05:10,173 --> 01:05:12,240
It's going. That's good.
1003
01:05:12,242 --> 01:05:13,675
It's just really expensive.
1004
01:05:13,677 --> 01:05:16,411
That 475 is doing the bulk
Of the work.
1005
01:05:16,413 --> 01:05:18,313
Right.
But I've had trucks in there.
1006
01:05:18,315 --> 01:05:22,250
With the one excavator since
We got here, working with him.
1007
01:05:22,252 --> 01:05:26,870
I've got to shut him down soon
Because I can't afford that.
1008
01:05:26,890 --> 01:05:28,290
Nobody makes money
Their first season,
1009
01:05:28,292 --> 01:05:30,825
And we did over 1,000 ounces
Our first year up here,
1010
01:05:30,827 --> 01:05:32,928
And I didn't make a penny. Yeah.
1011
01:05:32,930 --> 01:05:34,596
It's terrifying.
1012
01:05:34,598 --> 01:05:35,797
All right.
1013
01:05:35,799 --> 01:05:37,732
Are you going to take
This old pig?
1014
01:05:37,734 --> 01:05:38,934
Yeah. Good luck.
1015
01:05:38,936 --> 01:05:40,135
Thanks, man.
1016
01:05:40,137 --> 01:05:42,337
You too.
1017
01:05:46,576 --> 01:05:48,376
You know, rick has got
To be damn careful.
1018
01:05:48,378 --> 01:05:52,380
Like, you really got to know
What you're walking into,
1019
01:05:52,382 --> 01:05:53,715
And if you're not careful,
1020
01:05:53,717 --> 01:05:56,851
It's very easy to lose
Your shirt out here.
1021
01:05:56,853 --> 01:06:02,457
I know of a lot of guys
That were much better prepared.
1022
01:06:02,459 --> 01:06:05,327
And much better organized
Than rick is.
1023
01:06:05,329 --> 01:06:07,595
That have gone Completely broke.
1024
01:06:09,866 --> 01:06:12,901
The norm up here
Is losing money.
1025
01:06:16,373 --> 01:06:17,539
Yeah.
1026
01:06:17,541 --> 01:06:19,441
It still starts up
Like a wet fart.
1027
01:06:19,443 --> 01:06:21,376
"Blah."
1028
01:06:31,855 --> 01:06:33,955
Boy. That is creepy.
1029
01:06:33,957 --> 01:06:37,692
Good.
1030
01:06:37,694 --> 01:06:39,260
Now we got to spend the money
And get it trucked.
1031
01:06:39,262 --> 01:06:40,996
A pain in the ass
Moving these things.
1032
01:06:40,998 --> 01:06:42,831
When you've got to truck them.
1033
01:06:42,833 --> 01:06:44,432
Right, rubes?
1034
01:06:44,434 --> 01:06:47,869
Narrator Rick may have got
A deal on the excavator lease,
1035
01:06:47,871 --> 01:06:52,273
But it'll cost him $5,000
To have landlord sheamus.
1036
01:06:52,275 --> 01:06:55,543
Truck it the 40 miles
To his claim.
1037
01:06:55,545 --> 01:06:58,880
Well, I mean, I really need
That 700 to get on site.
1038
01:06:58,882 --> 01:07:00,115
I am stressed to the max,
1039
01:07:00,117 --> 01:07:02,384
And I am getting
Just about tapped out.
1040
01:07:02,386 --> 01:07:04,919
All I've done
Is cost myself money.
1041
01:07:20,504 --> 01:07:23,738
This whole situation with tony
Has me pretty damn nervous.
1042
01:07:23,740 --> 01:07:29,110
Narrator Over the last 10 days,
Parker has spent $500,000.
1043
01:07:29,112 --> 01:07:34,182
And stripped 23 acres of his
Own ground in the cluster cut.
1044
01:07:34,184 --> 01:07:35,984
You know, if he really
Wants to screw us,
1045
01:07:35,986 --> 01:07:38,530
He can screw us
Completely right now.
1046
01:07:38,550 --> 01:07:43,725
Narrator Yesterday, tony
Refused parker access to water.
1047
01:07:43,727 --> 01:07:47,762
With no way to drain
Excess water or sluice,
1048
01:07:47,764 --> 01:07:50,665
Parker is running
Out of options.
1049
01:08:16,930 --> 01:08:18,326
Narrator To make matters worse,
1050
01:08:18,328 --> 01:08:21,429
Tony calls in government
Mining inspectors.
1051
01:08:21,431 --> 01:08:24,650
To check On parker's operation.
1052
01:08:24,670 --> 01:08:26,101
Parker I'm guessing you guys
Got a call yesterday afternoon?
1053
01:08:26,103 --> 01:08:31,406
Yesterday morning, about 1030,
Tony just blew up at me...
1054
01:08:31,408 --> 01:08:33,374
About, "You're not allowed
To do any of this."
1055
01:08:33,376 --> 01:08:35,143
Who's giving you permission?"
1056
01:08:35,145 --> 01:08:36,478
I'm not going to b.S. You...
1057
01:08:36,480 --> 01:08:39,114
I screwed up by not having
Paperwork in place.
1058
01:08:39,116 --> 01:08:43,318
With tony right off the bat,
And that's where I'm at.
1059
01:08:43,320 --> 01:08:45,220
I sat down and wrote up
An agreement.
1060
01:08:45,222 --> 01:08:48,823
That included getting water in,
Access and discharge.
1061
01:08:48,825 --> 01:08:50,758
You know, it gives us
The permissions,
1062
01:08:50,760 --> 01:08:55,960
And he very well
Could not sign it,
1063
01:08:55,980 --> 01:08:57,966
And if he doesn't,
Then we'll stop,
1064
01:08:57,968 --> 01:09:00,902
And I'll let you guys know
What comes out of it.
1065
01:09:05,208 --> 01:09:07,876
Those guys are
Mining inspectors.
1066
01:09:07,878 --> 01:09:12,180
They confirm that tony
Has to give us permission.
1067
01:09:12,182 --> 01:09:17,285
For activities that
We're doing on tony's ground.
1068
01:09:17,287 --> 01:09:19,687
So the next step is to write
An agreement.
1069
01:09:19,689 --> 01:09:22,157
Giving us permission to do
What we need to do to mine here.
1070
01:09:22,159 --> 01:09:24,792
And seeing if tony
Will sign it or not.
1071
01:09:24,794 --> 01:09:29,998
If tony doesn't sign it,
Then, yeah, we're in trouble.
1072
01:10:05,402 --> 01:10:09,103
Parker Every single day,
Everything changes.
1073
01:10:09,105 --> 01:10:12,707
Tony plays the weirdest game
Of good cop/bad cop.
1074
01:10:12,709 --> 01:10:15,910
By himself That I've ever seen.
1075
01:10:15,912 --> 01:10:18,112
You never know what the
To expect with him.
1076
01:10:18,114 --> 01:10:21,449
Narrator To mine his own ground
This season,
1077
01:10:21,451 --> 01:10:26,120
Parker needs to avoid
The permitting process with emr.
1078
01:10:26,122 --> 01:10:27,889
The only way to do that?
1079
01:10:27,891 --> 01:10:31,926
Have tony agree to share
His existing water license.
1080
01:10:31,928 --> 01:10:34,262
We need an agreement with tony,
1081
01:10:34,264 --> 01:10:36,664
So I wrote up an agreement
That will work for me,
1082
01:10:36,666 --> 01:10:39,167
And we'll just see
If he signs it or not.
1083
01:10:52,215 --> 01:10:55,917
I just wanted five minutes,
If you've got it.
1084
01:10:55,919 --> 01:10:59,687
What's that?
1085
01:10:59,689 --> 01:11:01,456
Okay. All right.
1086
01:11:01,458 --> 01:11:03,925
Still a refusal to have
A conversation.
1087
01:11:33,523 --> 01:11:38,226
You're talking very big,
Very real money.
1088
01:11:40,630 --> 01:11:42,163
I don't know what to do.
1089
01:11:42,165 --> 01:11:44,666
Tony thrives off of
Controlling people's emotions.
1090
01:11:44,668 --> 01:11:46,534
And controlling situations,
1091
01:11:46,536 --> 01:11:51,539
And I'm not going to give him
The satisfaction of that.
1092
01:11:53,430 --> 01:11:54,475
He controls the situation,
1093
01:11:54,477 --> 01:11:57,612
But he doesn't have to control
My attitude about it.
1094
01:11:57,614 --> 01:11:59,781
Narrator
Parker has failed to get.
1095
01:11:59,783 --> 01:12:01,949
A simple agreement with tony.
1096
01:12:01,951 --> 01:12:05,720
His only option
Start a lengthy application.
1097
01:12:05,722 --> 01:12:09,257
For a water license
With the department of emr.
1098
01:12:11,328 --> 01:12:14,495
Tony called emr.
I went down to see tony.
1099
01:12:14,497 --> 01:12:17,310
He still refuses to meet.
1100
01:12:17,330 --> 01:12:18,700
Yeah, won't talk.
1101
01:12:18,702 --> 01:12:22,570
He'll talk to the emr, and he's
Making the emr do their job.
1102
01:12:22,572 --> 01:12:24,172
So then what do we have to do
To get in compliance,
1103
01:12:24,174 --> 01:12:27,410
Do a bunch of paperwork?
1104
01:12:27,430 --> 01:12:29,143
Go through the water
License process.
1105
01:12:29,145 --> 01:12:31,179
How long does that take?
1106
01:12:31,181 --> 01:12:33,414
I don't know, 6 months.
1107
01:12:35,952 --> 01:12:38,986
Well, that's the worst news
We've ever had up here.
1108
01:12:38,988 --> 01:12:40,288
Yeah.
1109
01:12:40,290 --> 01:12:42,230
I mean, we were sluicing
3 days ago last year,
1110
01:12:42,250 --> 01:12:45,293
And now we're homeless.
1111
01:12:45,295 --> 01:12:46,728
So I'm...
1112
01:12:46,730 --> 01:12:47,829
The biggest problem is
He won't even talk to you.
1113
01:12:47,831 --> 01:12:49,597
Like, where do you go
From there?
1114
01:12:49,599 --> 01:12:51,650
Right. That's step number one.
1115
01:12:51,670 --> 01:12:52,233
If we figure out a...
1116
01:12:52,235 --> 01:12:54,268
I think he wants Royalties.
1117
01:12:54,270 --> 01:12:56,637
Well, I'm sure what he
Didn't want is us to set up.
1118
01:12:56,639 --> 01:12:58,873
Right next to him
And do three times more gold.
1119
01:12:58,875 --> 01:13:00,475
Than he does this year. Exactly.
1120
01:13:00,477 --> 01:13:02,577
I think it's about his pride
More than anything.
1121
01:13:02,579 --> 01:13:04,278
He's treated me Like absolute.
1122
01:13:04,280 --> 01:13:07,749
The last week, you know?
1123
01:13:07,751 --> 01:13:09,484
Like, he shouldn't do that
To people.
1124
01:13:09,486 --> 01:13:12,120
No.
1125
01:13:12,122 --> 01:13:13,654
All because of one guy.
1126
01:13:13,656 --> 01:13:15,790
It's all shot to.
1127
01:13:19,329 --> 01:13:22,497
At the end of the day,
We pay a lot of royalties.
1128
01:13:22,499 --> 01:13:25,466
He just wants money.
Yeah. Right?
1129
01:13:25,468 --> 01:13:27,835
And that's the only way
I can see it.
1130
01:13:32,976 --> 01:13:34,509
Well, I mean,
I know what I have to do,
1131
01:13:34,511 --> 01:13:36,770
And I just don't want to do it.
1132
01:13:50,393 --> 01:13:51,726
Y'all ready for this?
1133
01:13:51,728 --> 01:13:53,528
Yes. We are.
1134
01:13:54,731 --> 01:13:56,297
Narrator At eureka creek,
1135
01:13:56,299 --> 01:13:59,467
Monica arrives
With the fist week's cleanup.
1136
01:13:59,469 --> 01:14:01,502
Of the gold Kevin has mined.
1137
01:14:02,672 --> 01:14:05,206
Yes.
1138
01:14:05,208 --> 01:14:07,410
Just pour it for now.
1139
01:14:07,430 --> 01:14:08,209
Who's counting?
1140
01:14:08,211 --> 01:14:09,444
Kevin.
1141
01:14:09,446 --> 01:14:10,978
No, I can't see.
I have no glasses.
1142
01:14:10,980 --> 01:14:13,681
Yeah.
1143
01:14:13,683 --> 01:14:15,583
Go for it.
1144
01:14:15,585 --> 01:14:20,688
Zero, zero, zero.
1145
01:14:20,690 --> 01:14:25,590
15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
1146
01:14:25,610 --> 01:14:27,628
45, 50, 55, 60,
1147
01:14:27,630 --> 01:14:31,399
65, 70, 75,
1148
01:14:31,401 --> 01:14:33,734
80, 85, 90,
1149
01:14:33,736 --> 01:14:39,874
100, 110, 120, 122.7.
1150
01:14:39,876 --> 01:14:41,742
Jeez. Beauty.
1151
01:14:41,744 --> 01:14:45,480
Narrator Worth almost $150,000.
1152
01:14:45,482 --> 01:14:48,716
122.7, that's not bad.
1153
01:14:50,954 --> 01:14:53,554
So with everything from the last
Cleanup on the dredge,
1154
01:14:53,556 --> 01:14:55,790
That's 229.
1155
01:15:04,330 --> 01:15:05,566
Love you too.
1156
01:15:05,568 --> 01:15:07,802
Bye, guys.
1157
01:15:37,867 --> 01:15:41,469
Narrator At quartz creek,
Rick ness and his rookie crew.
1158
01:15:41,471 --> 01:15:43,671
Take a special delivery.
1159
01:15:43,673 --> 01:15:46,741
Come on.
1160
01:15:46,743 --> 01:15:47,975
Getting in the way already.
1161
01:15:47,977 --> 01:15:50,411
She thinks she owns The joint.
1162
01:15:50,413 --> 01:15:53,140
All of my other clothes
Are in those bins.
1163
01:15:53,160 --> 01:15:56,350
Rick, I wanted to thank you
For bringing us all up here,
1164
01:15:56,352 --> 01:15:59,320
So I had these vests made up,
1165
01:15:59,322 --> 01:16:03,524
So we're all going to have
These vests.
1166
01:16:03,526 --> 01:16:07,128
My god.
Give me a hug, you big goon.
1167
01:16:07,130 --> 01:16:08,496
Thanks, man. I appreciate that.
1168
01:16:08,498 --> 01:16:10,640
Rubes. You look great.
1169
01:16:10,660 --> 01:16:11,465
Look at that, Sweetie pie.
1170
01:16:11,467 --> 01:16:13,968
You're all set for the season,
Good deal.
1171
01:16:13,970 --> 01:16:17,104
Yeah, boots and a vest
And no pants.
1172
01:16:17,106 --> 01:16:19,507
I got the best crew.
1173
01:16:19,509 --> 01:16:20,575
Pants off dance off?
1174
01:16:20,577 --> 01:16:21,809
- Ready?
- You guys ready?
1175
01:16:21,811 --> 01:16:24,779
One, two, three, four.
1176
01:16:24,781 --> 01:16:27,915
You guys are fired.
You're all fired.
1177
01:16:50,707 --> 01:16:53,541
Sometimes, big problems
Require big machines.
1178
01:16:55,945 --> 01:16:59,580
Narrator Rick's crew is racing
To clear the overburden.
1179
01:16:59,582 --> 01:17:04,418
Before the 100-ton
475 dozer leaves.
1180
01:17:04,420 --> 01:17:07,788
Rick Today is the 10th day
That that 475 has been running.
1181
01:17:07,790 --> 01:17:10,910
It's gotten a lot done, But holy.
1182
01:17:10,930 --> 01:17:13,194
Has it been expensive.
1183
01:17:13,196 --> 01:17:19,100
Narrator The new 700 excavator
Is helping load the trucks.
1184
01:17:19,102 --> 01:17:22,360
It's no joke,
Moving this amount of dirt.
1185
01:17:22,380 --> 01:17:25,206
This is a major undertaking.
1186
01:17:27,610 --> 01:17:29,110
Ryan, you got a copy?
1187
01:17:29,112 --> 01:17:30,611
I got you.
1188
01:17:30,613 --> 01:17:33,247
Is there a surgery where you can
Poke your eardrums out?
1189
01:17:33,249 --> 01:17:35,916
Because I do not want to hear
My wife bitch.
1190
01:17:35,918 --> 01:17:37,852
If we go home And we're broke.
1191
01:17:37,854 --> 01:17:43,570
I'm sure you could get, like,
A back-alley procedure for that.
1192
01:17:43,590 --> 01:17:48,396
Ten days, $100,000, I mean,
It's getting frightening.
1193
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:52,400
I'm not flat broke yet,
1194
01:17:52,402 --> 01:17:56,837
But I sure as hell can't afford
To run it anymore.
1195
01:17:56,839 --> 01:17:58,305
Boy.
1196
01:17:58,307 --> 01:18:00,541
Here comes sheamus.
1197
01:18:02,845 --> 01:18:04,879
Let's get finished up
And get out of there.
1198
01:18:04,881 --> 01:18:08,616
Time's up.
1199
01:18:08,618 --> 01:18:11,850
Hey, rick. What's going on, man?
1200
01:18:11,870 --> 01:18:12,920
You know today is day
Number 10, right?
1201
01:18:12,922 --> 01:18:15,322
I was kind of hoping you forgot.
1202
01:18:15,324 --> 01:18:17,658
I'm still hoping
I'm going to get paid.
1203
01:18:17,660 --> 01:18:20,610
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
1204
01:18:20,630 --> 01:18:22,496
I'm grateful that you didn't
Lease it out to me.
1205
01:18:22,498 --> 01:18:24,265
Because it...
I mean, I can comfortably say.
1206
01:18:24,267 --> 01:18:25,566
We're at least, you know,
1207
01:18:25,568 --> 01:18:28,302
500 by 500
Down to gravel, right?
1208
01:18:28,304 --> 01:18:29,470
It's a good-sized piece.
1209
01:18:29,472 --> 01:18:31,372
Hopefully that means Good gold.
1210
01:18:31,374 --> 01:18:34,308
Hopefully.
That's always the hope.
1211
01:18:34,310 --> 01:18:37,144
Narrator Rick has succeeded in
Stripping the overburden.
1212
01:18:37,146 --> 01:18:40,147
From his cut In just 10 days.
1213
01:18:40,149 --> 01:18:43,250
Now, for his investment
To pay off,
1214
01:18:43,252 --> 01:18:45,653
He needs to find gold.
1215
01:18:45,655 --> 01:18:47,822
You know, I need to know
What's in the ground now.
1216
01:18:47,824 --> 01:18:50,524
I need to know if it's worth it.
1217
01:18:50,526 --> 01:18:52,693
I would love to be able to show
My guys some gold.
1218
01:18:52,695 --> 01:18:54,795
In the pan today,
A lot riding on it.
1219
01:18:54,797 --> 01:18:57,431
I spent a lot of money
Just to get to this point.
1220
01:18:57,433 --> 01:18:59,266
Hopefully that price is going
To be repaid.
1221
01:18:59,268 --> 01:19:01,100
With what's in the ground here,
A bunch of gold,
1222
01:19:01,300 --> 01:19:03,571
But you just never can tell.
1223
01:19:03,573 --> 01:19:06,140
Could be sunk before
I even get started.
1224
01:19:08,377 --> 01:19:13,180
That's pay dirt right there,
Right there for sure.
1225
01:19:13,182 --> 01:19:14,448
Yeah. There we go.
1226
01:19:33,369 --> 01:19:34,802
Guys, you're not
Going to believe this,
1227
01:19:34,804 --> 01:19:37,938
But I actually got a thawed hole
Down here down at the bedrock,
1228
01:19:37,940 --> 01:19:39,440
Into the pay gravel,
So I'm going to do a pan.
1229
01:19:39,442 --> 01:19:41,275
You guys should come
Check it out.
1230
01:19:41,277 --> 01:19:44,578
We're really going to see
If we've got gold here or not.
1231
01:19:48,351 --> 01:19:49,884
All right, man. This is it.
1232
01:19:49,886 --> 01:19:54,421
If we don't find gold right now,
We're going home.
1233
01:19:54,423 --> 01:19:56,123
I sold my car before I left.
1234
01:19:56,125 --> 01:19:58,225
I don't even have a car at home.
Yeah.
1235
01:19:58,227 --> 01:19:59,693
So, no pressure? Yeah.
1236
01:19:59,695 --> 01:20:02,363
I've never even seen
Anybody pan gold in my life.
1237
01:20:12,942 --> 01:20:14,410
There is gold in here.
1238
01:20:14,430 --> 01:20:15,543
- Whoa!
- All right.
1239
01:20:15,545 --> 01:20:17,770
There's three nice pieces
Right there.
1240
01:20:17,790 --> 01:20:19,180
This what you guys
Are all here for.
1241
01:20:19,182 --> 01:20:22,820
Awesome.
1242
01:20:22,840 --> 01:20:24,151
I'd say there's probably
A dozen colors in here.
1243
01:20:24,153 --> 01:20:27,888
If you think now, the size
Of this pan,
1244
01:20:27,890 --> 01:20:31,458
How many pans There are in here?
1245
01:20:31,460 --> 01:20:33,600
That's all we need to see.
1246
01:20:33,620 --> 01:20:34,795
That's all we need to see.
1247
01:20:34,797 --> 01:20:36,997
- No bull.
- -no bull.
1248
01:20:36,999 --> 01:20:38,732
There it is.
1249
01:20:38,734 --> 01:20:40,835
That's what we all quit
Our careers for.
1250
01:20:40,837 --> 01:20:42,603
This is what you guys
Are all here for.
1251
01:20:42,605 --> 01:20:44,805
We were beginning to think
We were up here.
1252
01:20:44,807 --> 01:20:46,540
Just to clear
A big pile of dirt.
1253
01:20:46,542 --> 01:20:47,875
I never lost faith...
Yeah, yeah.
1254
01:20:47,877 --> 01:20:50,770
More than twice a day.
1255
01:20:50,790 --> 01:20:51,579
It's real. It's the real deal.
1256
01:20:51,581 --> 01:20:52,947
It's real now, right? Yeah.
1257
01:20:52,949 --> 01:20:55,649
I'm going to go all out
On my own and say.
1258
01:20:55,651 --> 01:20:57,818
That we're going to call
This thing the freedom cut.
1259
01:20:57,820 --> 01:20:59,119
That's our freedom
Right in there.
1260
01:20:59,121 --> 01:21:00,654
But the only way we're going
To get it is.
1261
01:21:00,656 --> 01:21:02,156
If we get back to work.
Let's go get it.
1262
01:21:02,158 --> 01:21:03,691
A million dollars, boys!
1263
01:21:03,693 --> 01:21:05,492
- Let's go, then!
- Let's go.
1264
01:21:05,494 --> 01:21:07,940
Woo!
1265
01:21:07,960 --> 01:21:08,262
First pan.
1266
01:21:08,264 --> 01:21:09,864
First pan, rick dipped it
In there.
1267
01:21:09,866 --> 01:21:13,934
And did what he had to do,
And we're seeing gold.
1268
01:21:13,936 --> 01:21:16,770
Leaving my job and my family
Behind and everything,
1269
01:21:16,772 --> 01:21:19,640
Now it's really coming clear
That,
1270
01:21:19,642 --> 01:21:21,175
You know,
We're really into it now,
1271
01:21:21,177 --> 01:21:23,377
And we're going to pull
That gold out of the ground,
1272
01:21:23,379 --> 01:21:25,779
And it makes it
All worthwhile, man.
1273
01:21:25,781 --> 01:21:27,248
It's a game changer today.
1274
01:21:27,250 --> 01:21:28,682
For my guys,
I think it's really exciting.
1275
01:21:28,684 --> 01:21:30,317
This is showing them
Why they're here.
1276
01:21:30,319 --> 01:21:32,353
So...
1277
01:21:34,490 --> 01:21:36,190
There's gold here.
1278
01:21:52,608 --> 01:21:55,576
Taking a good look
At what you can't have, right?
1279
01:22:04,854 --> 01:22:06,887
And you can see right there.
1280
01:22:06,889 --> 01:22:09,390
There's a whole bunch
Of pieces in there.
1281
01:22:09,392 --> 01:22:11,592
There's a pile of gold
Down here.
1282
01:22:11,594 --> 01:22:14,194
It's obviously pretty damn
Good ground,
1283
01:22:14,196 --> 01:22:18,465
But without tony playing ball,
We ain't getting flake of it.
1284
01:22:21,470 --> 01:22:24,905
And owning our own ground,
You know,
1285
01:22:24,907 --> 01:22:26,740
It's a really cool thing.
1286
01:22:26,742 --> 01:22:31,679
Not being able to mine it,
Definitely not so cool.
1287
01:22:33,649 --> 01:22:35,449
I just wish I would have bought
A piece of ground.
1288
01:22:35,451 --> 01:22:40,254
That was nowhere near
Tony beets.
1289
01:22:40,256 --> 01:22:41,588
The cluster cut was a good name.
1290
01:22:41,590 --> 01:22:45,492
Because we are absolutely.
1291
01:22:45,494 --> 01:22:47,695
I think we've got to pull out.
1292
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:54,501
Narrator
This season on "Gold rush"...
1293
01:22:57,306 --> 01:22:59,707
Man Here we are, 2 years
In the making.
1294
01:22:59,709 --> 01:23:00,808
Keep the buckets full.
1295
01:23:00,810 --> 01:23:02,276
Don't break.
1296
01:23:07,249 --> 01:23:08,983
Hey!
1297
01:23:08,985 --> 01:23:09,985
Kill the water!
1298
01:23:16,759 --> 01:23:18,792
- This is it.
- Let's turn it on.
1299
01:23:18,794 --> 01:23:21,829
Fire it up!
1300
01:23:21,831 --> 01:23:23,263
Yee-haw!
1301
01:23:23,265 --> 01:23:24,531
Whoa.
1302
01:23:24,533 --> 01:23:26,367
Where is all that water
Coming from?
1303
01:23:26,369 --> 01:23:28,268
- Hit the bypass!
- Holy!
1304
01:23:28,270 --> 01:23:30,137
That's my entire livelihood
Up there.
1305
01:23:30,139 --> 01:23:32,840
Man
That's your first gold, man.
1306
01:23:32,842 --> 01:23:35,776
I'm proud of you. Thanks, dad.
1307
01:23:35,778 --> 01:23:37,711
I'm pretty right now.
I'll tell you what I think.
1308
01:23:37,713 --> 01:23:39,130
You may not like some of it.
1309
01:23:39,150 --> 01:23:40,314
We're pretty much
Packing our gear up,
1310
01:23:40,316 --> 01:23:41,982
And we're going home.
My dad was right.
1311
01:23:41,984 --> 01:23:43,550
I'm going to go home at the end
Of the season.
1312
01:23:43,552 --> 01:23:46,954
Broke with no friends.
1313
01:23:46,956 --> 01:23:49,230
Like, I have some
Chronic disease.
1314
01:23:49,250 --> 01:23:50,724
I can't shake this guy.
1315
01:23:50,726 --> 01:23:52,693
No sluicing, no gold,
1316
01:23:52,695 --> 01:23:54,361
Equals for a pretty season.
1317
01:23:54,363 --> 01:23:56,196
Parker And that plant needs
To start sluicing.
1318
01:23:56,198 --> 01:24:00,300
Whoa! Shut it off!
1319
01:24:00,302 --> 01:24:03,470
Hurry up! You've had 5
Days to get this done!
1320
01:24:03,472 --> 01:24:04,405
Well, I'm trying!
1321
01:24:04,407 --> 01:24:06,407
Bingo.
1322
01:24:06,409 --> 01:24:09,900
Once we start sluicing,
We run 24/7,
1323
01:24:09,110 --> 01:24:10,310
And that starts right now.
1324
01:24:10,312 --> 01:24:12,613
Parker, it's smoking!
The pump is smoking!
1325
01:24:13,816 --> 01:24:15,883
Nothing can go Smoothly.
1326
01:24:15,885 --> 01:24:17,684
There's no way I'm letting
Tony beets.
1327
01:24:17,686 --> 01:24:19,353
Find more gold
Than us this year.
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